Super User PhishLI Posted December 2, 2018 Super User Posted December 2, 2018 Hello Everyone, I grew up within walking distance of the biggest lake on Long Island. Totally hooked on bass fishing from the get go. Saved my paper route money and bought a Daiwa 1000C and 5'10" medium Ugly Stik. Hot stuff for a 12 year old in '77. Armed with a Super Vibrax inline spinner and an Arbogast Hawaiian Wiggler, I was on fire. Last day I fished was Sept. 3,1980. Caught a big pickeral tossing the wiggler into the pads. Electrifying! Glad a fishin pal was there to see it. Nobody would've believed me otherwise. So what happened? Life. Mostly all of a sudden I had a girlfriend. A bit older. Much more interesting to a 15 year old than a fish I tell ya! Then another. Cars. Motorcycles. School. Work, to pay for it all. But i always guarded my rod/reel combo, knowing that the day would come. Then it did. My daughter brought her new boyfriend/future husband to a family picnic. During our first converstation he mentioned "bass fishing". That was it! The day came, sort of. Another year went by. I had a crazy workload. Finally, I tore down the reel and greased it. Replaced a guide on the old stick, and it was on. Got my permit 9/20 last summer and hit a local spot by myself. Surrounded by trees and water, every feeling I had as a kid gone fishing was back in a state of absolute perfection. A true and wonderous time warp. I brought my brother out with me back in April of this year. His pride and joy Victory Viking now collects dust in his garage while surrounded by fishing poles. He's all in. When his riding pals call on a nice day he's usually already waist high in the water. New friends, new family, Chronarchs, Curados, Tatulas, flippin sticks, jig rods, rods rods rods, etc, etc, etc...I'm back and I love it. 4 Quote
Russ E Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 welcome to the forum and welcome back to fishing. Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted December 2, 2018 Super User Posted December 2, 2018 Hello and welcome to the forum. Beware the bait monkey will be coming for you. Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted December 2, 2018 Author Super User Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Log Catcher said: Hello and welcome to the forum. Beware the bait monkey will be coming for you. Thanks! Trust me, he came and is still coming. I'm already hiding tackle from my wife! 1 hour ago, Russ E said: welcome to the forum and welcome back to fishing. Thanks, Russ! 2 Quote
Harold Scoggins Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, PhishLI said: Mostly all of a sudden I had a girlfriend. How did we ever think that girls were more important than fishing? (Hope my wife doesn't see this.) Welcome back to fishing! 1 Quote
Super User Darren. Posted December 2, 2018 Super User Posted December 2, 2018 Welcome back/aboard! 1 Quote
Super User WRB Posted December 2, 2018 Super User Posted December 2, 2018 Welcome back, you gotta a lot catching up to do! Tom 2 Quote
Ksam1234 Posted December 2, 2018 Posted December 2, 2018 Welcome back! Glad you found this amazing sport again 1 Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted December 3, 2018 Global Moderator Posted December 3, 2018 Welcome! 1 Quote
Brad Reid Posted December 3, 2018 Posted December 3, 2018 I fished very little over the years, too: college, athletics, marriage, career, kids and grand kids. Then, I started back in earnest about 5 years ago after retiring early. For you young pups out there, you will cross paths with thousands of others who love to fish, but don't. For this very reason, if I could do it over again, I'd buy a good boat, take my family out, of course; but, also my "bosses," my clients/customers, my suppliers, neighbors and more. In the same sense that a game of golf can be an outing that "cements" relationships, fishing would do the same. Tell me when a big company lay-off is in the works, if the guy who takes the boss fishing in his boat on occasion, gets to know him a bit away from work, if he gets the pink slip or someone else? Who does the customer give the order to? Y'all get the idea. Close that 37 year gap! Welcome aboard!!! Brad 1 Quote
Hook2Jaw Posted December 3, 2018 Posted December 3, 2018 Welcome back to fishing, it missed you! 1 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted December 3, 2018 Super User Posted December 3, 2018 Hello and Welcome to Bass Resources ~ A-Jay 1 Quote
BassResource.com Administrator Glenn Posted December 22, 2018 BassResource.com Administrator Posted December 22, 2018 Welcome Home! We're glad you're here. 1 Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted January 3, 2019 Author Super User Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks for the greetings, everyone! Nice place you have here. Happy New Year! Quote
NittyGrittyBoy Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 Welcome to Bass Resource! Your gonna be here alot! Quote
Super User Dwight Hottle Posted January 4, 2019 Super User Posted January 4, 2019 Welcome back. Quote
Super User islandbass Posted January 4, 2019 Super User Posted January 4, 2019 Welcome and thanks for sharing a great intro. ? Quote
long island basser Posted January 4, 2019 Posted January 4, 2019 Welcome, enjoy the forums....and fishing once more! 1 Quote
Super User PhishLI Posted January 5, 2019 Author Super User Posted January 5, 2019 20 hours ago, long island basser said: Welcome, enjoy the forums....and fishing once more! LIBA member? Quote
long island basser Posted January 5, 2019 Posted January 5, 2019 8 hours ago, PhishLI said: LIBA member? No , never joined. Been lmb fishing pretty much every weekend excluding winter the past 4 decades now. Just for the joy and relaxation it brings me. Quote
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